Recent reports are leading to negative reactions on the latest iOS 7.1 update that include complaints on battery drain and even disappearing contacts.

According to MacWorld, the numerous complaints were aired on the thread of the Apple Support Communities. Similar complaints were also mentioned via Twitter and even through a wide range of benchmark tests. In the mentioned forum site, there were also some participants who offered their own suggested solutions with some of the encountered iOS 7.1 problems.

Some of the most notable complaints raised in the discussion forums even include the battery draining up to 50% in just an hour and up to 5 to 7% drain when on standby mode, Daily Mail UK states. Another complaint from a user named Mattyboy said, "My iPhone 5S has been draining like crazy since the iOS 7.1 update."

On the other hand, an article from Adrian Kingsley-Hughes published over ZDNet offered two simple tips to solve the most popular battery drain problem caused by the iOS 7.1 update. The first one is to reset the iDevice and the second is to reinstall the latest software update via iTunes.

The author's last and most practical advice is to wait for Apple to offer a cure on their latest bug or a newer update to be released soon.

If there's one thing though that the latest iOS 7.1 update has rendered according the Telegraph is that it has finally cured the motion sickness problem it brought to users since the day of its first release. The company has offered a better option which can be active under the Wallpapers & Brightness category in its settings.

Other ways is to access the Button Shapes feature or tap the Reduce White Point option.

The iOS 7.1 update has already achieved a 21pc iOS device usage rate of share after just a couple of days since its release.